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Saturday, 16 March 2013

Staffs U120's Crush Worcestershire

The Staffs U120 team, including 6 players from North Staffs, cruised into the Quarter Final stages of the National Championship with a crushing 9.5 - 2.5 win against Worcestershire this afternoon. In what turned out to be a very one sided match Worcestershire were only able to amass a single win and three draws. Assuming that top placed Warwickshire beat bottom placed Nottinghamshire earlier today then that makes us runners-up in the MCCU U120 Championship. You can click here to view the full result sheet from today's match.If I've been able to decipher the relevant website correctly (and there's no guarantee of that !!) we will be playing Hertfordshire in the Quarter Final on the 18th May.

Team Captains

Estimated Grades

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NSDCA Grading Limits

Please click here to view the current grading limits for all NSDCA League and Cup matches.

Board Count/Board Elimination Rules

Several people have asked for clarification of the Board Count/Board Elimination rules used to determine the result of drawn matches in cup competitions. Please click here to view a brief explanation of how these rules are applied.